Rolling the dice on climate change

Rolling the dice on climate change

Climate Adaptation Te Tai Tokerau

This story covers a set of games developed by NIWA to teach climate change through play. Players make decisions for a fictional town facing flooding, sea-level rise and drought, and see how their choices play out.

The games work online or as a physical board game at community events, and are built for all ages, turning climate science into something people can work through together rather than just read about.

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Community

  • Township Flood Challenge Game

    Climate
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    Collaboration
    Community
    Planning
    Policy
    Resilience

    A game about climate change, community, and choices.

  • Adaptive Futures

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    Adaptation
    Community
    Resilience

    Explore coastal adaptation decisions with budget and approval trade-offs.

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  • My Coastal Futures

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    Adaptation
    Collaboration
    Community
    Emissions reduction
    Planning
    Resilience
    Wellbeing

    An online game about adapting your coastal property as sea levels rise.

  • Te Tai Tokerau: Climate Adaption Strategy

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    Biodiversity
    Collaboration
    Governance
    Resilience
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    Te Tai Tokerau’s strategy tackles climate challenges with councils and Māori collaboration.

Adaptation

  • Our Future Climate New Zealand

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    Community
    Emissions reduction
    Flooding
    Productivity
    Risk

    Explore how climate change will impact New Zealand's weather and environment over the coming century.

  • Climate change in Waikato

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    Biodiversity
    Community
    Emissions reduction
    Energy
    Resilience
    Risk
    Sustainability
    Water

    Learn about how climate change will impact Waikato and what communities can do.

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